The day started off pretty good and ended great. We had a good school day, we had our Carthage meet, and then to end the day on a good note we ate fresh at Subway.
This morning was pretty good. Practice was at 6am instead of 545. I know what you're thinking, "Fifteen minutes....wow," but it really does make a difference. We ran the Webb City loop (3 miles) in easy mode and then got ready in time to go to FCA (Fellow Christian Athletes). I think today was the first day I didn't fall asleep in AP Biology; we did a lab, so I had to participate. AP Chemistry was pretty good as well. First off, our homework's due date got pushed back until Monday, and second, we had a substitute...Mr. Putman. He's a goof.
Sociology was good, of course, along with lunch. Advanced Math and Trig was good because I got to get out early for our Carthage meet. I got out of class at 1:45pm and was on the bus by 2:00. The bus ride over was relaxing. I listened to some music, and got a seat to myself so I could enjoy the ride to Carthage in full. I even listened to a song from Rocky, with was motivating :P.
Varsity boys ran first, so we went over the course, did our warm-up, and got ready. The meet was at the Carthage golf course, which means it was hilly. I'll be honest, after the first two miles I was ready to die, and my legs felt like they were going to explode. I pulled through, however, and finished 57th out of 90 some people (4th person to finish from Webb City), with a time of 21:54. Not my personal best, but I take comfort in knowing the course had lots of hills and I truly did run hard.
After the run we had four hours to just chill while the other divisions ran their races. For those who know me, you can probably guess where you would've found me...by the food. Yes, there were people who were selling food! So I got a piece of pizza, a banana, Doritos, and cookies. Then I went back and got another banana and an apple. After that I walked up and got a Gatorade and some peanut butter crackers. So I was pretty happy, with plenty of food and all. For the remainder of the time I just walked around with whoever from Webb City, wasting time.
Rogers pretty much stole the show at the awards ceremony, but this was my first real cross country meet so I really didn't care. After the awards were given out we packed up our tents (more like canopies) and had to carry everything back to the bus. These tents weighed at least 90 lbs and of course our bus driver decided to park the farthest away, so I got quite a workout while helping carry them back.
The bus ride home was good...just listened to some more music and for some reason this grabbed my attention; a man down in a river below the highway. All he was doing was fishing, but it looked like something in book or a postcard. We got back, unloaded all the stuff, and a few of us headed over to Subway.
I was first to order, thank God, because the guy working there was slow as hell. It was funny too, because at first it was just Ryan, Andy, and I that walked in, but then the rest of the cross country team started showing up one at a time and the Subway guy would say something like, "Oh great", or "Jeez, friggin' great"....lazy bum. All he has to do is make sandwiches and he complains when a few customers come in. He was so slow that people that came in behind us all started leaving...it was funny, but I guess you'd have to be there.
Well, that's pretty much my day. I'm going to take a muscle relaxer, have a good night sleep, and start the beginning of the last day of the school week off good.
Later,
Seal
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